Gastromermis massei n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) a parasite of blackflies Simulium wolffhuengeli Enderlein (Simuliidae: Diptera) in Argentina

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 565-569

  De Doucet, María M A ^a   Cagnolo, Susana R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Blackfly host; Gastromermis massei; Key; Mermithid; Nematode; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GASTROMERMIS; MERMITHIDAE; NEMATODA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0030685058     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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